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Yes. If you require assistance in quitting alcohol, go to AA. If you are capable of quitting alcohol
on your own, do so.
Some, are able to stop undesirable addictions by themselves. Depends upon whom one is discussing.
AA is successful for so many substance-addictions. Do whatever it takes. |
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The primary purpose of AA is to stay sober and to help others to achieve sobriety. All of the 12
Steps of AA are but suggestions. It works best with a belief in a higher power, but it is not
necessary for it to be God, and if it is God, then it is a God of your understanding. The second
step is where belief comes in: "Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore
us to sanity."
It has saved the lives of millions. How is it even possible to say something bad about AA...unless
you may have a problem with your drinking and are a little bit defensive about it, or just very
ignorant, is beyond me. |
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Alcoholics Anonymous is an association of alcoholics with a worldwide recognition for their aim to
help people with this morbid problem called alcoholism. They unite to share their strengths,
weaknesses and experience with each other with a motto help themselves as well as others with the
same addiction. The sole qualification to join this union is to have the urge of quitting this habit
and leading a sober life. There are no restrictions as such for the members like registering,
keeping an attendance record or leaking out their social or professional identity which is an
example of the fact how they respect an individual’s emotions and privacy. They motivate people by
citing examples of former alcoholics who are now devoid of frivolity in front of them. This is
surely a praiseworthy selfless contribution to the welfare of our society. So this is an effort
worth appreciation and recognition. |
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AA is a cult that replaces one addiction with another. Changing an addiction to drugs or alcohol
for an addiction to religion is not a solution.
AA also has the worst failure rate for "treatment" despite its claims. Those who drop out of AA and
go back to addiction are not counted as "failures"; AA lies about its numbers in the same way as
those who claimed prayer cured disease.
Recovery from addiction always coe the same way: Through accepting personal responsibility and
through medical treatment. AA offers neither. |
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This is one of those debates that leaves no room for the only true way to answer... In the middle -
neither good nor bad, for nor against. It just can't be debated. |
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